GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pummel | pound |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| clime | climate |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| bauble | trinket |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |